Title: I Wanted A Kiss
Disclaimers: I don't own any pirate/ship and I don't wish to.
Genre: I call it missing scene, cause it should've been there! Arg! Romance/sketch, drabble.
Rating: PG. Be warned! Cliches coming up!
Summary/Set: Towards the end of AWE, when Elizabeth leaves the Pearl she leans in for a kiss. AU moment follows.
Pairing: Sparrabeth, Willabeth.
"Jack, it would never have worked out between us," Elizabeth said frowning, apologetically, not very convincingly.
Jack tried to remain looking unaffected. They were standing in front of the whole crew, he was standing in front of Elizabeth. No way he could've told her that for her, and only for her, he'd try the impossible, and change, be a different person. Of course that already happened, they both changed to be even more alike than they originally were, she a pirate, him a good man. However, he needed to let her know somehow that he still wanted her. "Keep telling yourself that, darling," he said sardonically, his posture deceivingly as if disregarding her, brushing her off. All a show for the bystanders, or was it himself he wanted to convince that it didn't matter if she just left? But he was looking into her eyes for some recognition of his covert meaning, she was usually good at understanding those.
She seemed to have, she was leaning close to kiss him, giving him a sign of her appreciation and an apology. She was Will's, no doubt, but at least she owed Jack that much.
He moved back a little, not sure how to react. Some days thinking about that once they had kissed was quite enough and he never wanted to repeat the experience, but most days he would've wanted to ravish her, not caring if he got consumed in the process in any way.
By the time he decided what to do she'd already wrapped her arms around him and was just about to give him a kiss to his cheek, just to say thank you and good bye. His decision was on the affirmative side, so he turned his head at the last moment so the kiss landed on his lips, not on his cheek. No harm in that, he deserved it, was just right for a pirate and it was all he could get from her for god's sakes!
Her lips pulled back from his a little after the light touch, but Elizabeth froze in place after that. His closeness was always so intoxicating and he was due so much more than a fleeting kiss. The crew watching? Who cares? She does what she wants. It's not as if she's going to see them much after this. Especially Jack. She only had to straighten her neck to touch his mouth again. He instantly sandwiched her bottom lip with his lips in way telling her that he was demanding, wanting more.
She explored the wet textures, hardly noticing her tears begin to fall, mixing with the moisture from their lips. She was crying. Crying for Will, her father, crying for parting from Jack. A similar numbing emotion filled her as when they had parashuted off the Dutchman, save with Jack, yet so far from happiness.
He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away, startled. No, he would've never wanted to make her cry. But as he caressed her face, her tears running down his fingertips, then helped her step into the longboat, his palm radiating his heat for her, his eyes averted, she knew that sometime, some place there'll be hope for them and he knew it as well from the last heartening nod she gave him.
The End/another kiss coming up